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Book Title: Divining Rod : a History of Water Witching
Number of Pages: 64 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
Publication Year: 2003
Topic: Divination / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Arthur J. Ellis
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
